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Recent Posts From ‘The Oakdale Chronicles’: : "TOC"
Recycling An Opportunity
AUTHOR’s NOTE: This post originally appeared here in “The Oakdale Chronicles” on January 21, 2013. I was about midway through my incarceration at the Federal Correctional Institution at Oakdale, LA, and had joined a public speaking group many of you … Continue reading →
Don’t Touch the Stove (The ‘lost’ post)
By Tony Casson (AUTHOR’S NOTE: I found a draft of this post originally begun in November of 2012 by my beloved son, Anthony, from the chicken scratching I sent him. For some reason probably related to the fact he was … Continue reading →
Evil Is Seductive
(Author’s Note: What follows was originally posted in 5 parts here in The Oakdale Chronicles very early on during my incarceration. It is the story of my attempted suicide and the week that followed while I was kept in a … Continue reading →
Do you really want to reform our prisons?
The following is something I posted on Medium.com recently: No dialogue on prison reform is complete without a serious look at the profit incentives found in the privatization of many of this nation’s prisons, both federal and state. I will … Continue reading →
“Pavlov’s Prisoners and the Prison Program Paradox”
“Pavlov’s Prisoners and the Prison Program Paradox” “Pavlov’s Dog” illustration (Pavlov 1928 & Goodwin 1991, p. 138). On Tuesday, February 10, I attended a ‘criminal justice reform’ conference at the Washington Post in Washington, DC called “Out of Prison, Into … Continue reading →
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Tag Archives: trusting God
February 19
TODAY IS… a great day to be confident, even without all the answers. “So they said to him, ‘What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?’” John 9:26 NASB The man whose sight Jesus had restored … Continue reading
February 17
TODAY IS… the ideal day to embrace your suffering. “…for I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.” Acts 9:16 NASB The subject of suffering comes up a lot in the Bible. It is a significant … Continue reading
February 11
TODAY IS… a fine day to fill your spiritual “basket”. “They put their faith in the Lord and in His servant, Moses.” Exodus 14:31b NLT The people of Israel escaped the Egyptian army by walking through the Red Sea when … Continue reading
February 4
TODAY IS… an excellent day to avoid complaining. “Do everything without complaining or arguing.” Philippians 2:14 NIV Cicero, the Roman statesman, once said, “A perverse and fretful disposition makes any state of life unhappy.” If we allow ourselves to be … Continue reading
January 31
TODAY IS… the perfect day to remember to be thankful in any circumstance. “…give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV Our initial response to Paul’s teaching may be … Continue reading
January 16
TODAY IS… a good day to eliminate worry. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6 NIV George Mueller was an author, a preacher, and … Continue reading
November 18
TODAY IS… an excellent day for new shock absorbers. “Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God…” Romans 4:20 NIV Most of us give very … Continue reading
November 7
TODAY IS… an excellent day to avoid the lion’s den “Daniel soon proved himself more capable than all the other administrators and high officers. Because of Daniel’s great ability, the king made plans to place him over the entire empire.” … Continue reading
September 23
TODAY IS… a superb day to exceed all expectations. “Now all glory to God, who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.” Ephesians 3:20 NLT One of … Continue reading